At 9 o'clock in the evening* of the 11 th January, when a whole gale was blowing, it was reported that some of the fishing-hoats were at sea in a helpless condition with their sails blown away. Steps were taken to verify the report, and...
RAMSGATE.—While a moderate gale was blowing from N.E., with a heavy sea, on the 26th Match, the smack Ismene, of Ramsgate, was seen in Pegwell Bay, burning flares for assistance. The Lifeboat Bradford proceeded out, in tow of the steam-tug...
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 12.30 p.m. on 8th March, 1964, the lifeboat Dunleary II went to the mouth of the River Liffey to escort several canoes across Dublin Bay. The canoes had taken part in a race organized in connection with the...
St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 5.25 on the morning of the 18th of June, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the yacht Molin, anchored in St. Ives Bay, was making distress signals. At 5.50 the life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was...
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 10.30 on the night of the 6th of September, 1955, the police rang up to say that a woman had reported that the motor launch Noddy, which had been out all day with her son and three friends on board, had not returned....
BODY FOUND AFTER SEARCH WITH HELICOPTER Weymouth, Dorset. At 12.55 on the afternoon of the 10th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man and a girl were stranded on some rocks below the cliffs at Lulworth Cove....
In Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, on Saturday April 25 the then Lord Mayor of the City of Portsmouth, Councillor Miss M. W. Sutcliffe, presented to Sir Alec Rose, Freeman of the City of Portsmouth and president of Portsmouth (Langstone... - View image in PDF
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HENRY GEORGE BLOGG, coxswain of the Cromer life-boat, retired at the end of last September, at the age of 71, after serving for over fifty-three years as a life-boatman. His record is unequalled in the 124 years of the Life-boat Service and...
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Mudeford lifeboat station sent this amusing photograph in to the offices of The Lifeboat The vehicle is the personal transport of Dr. Gerald Rhodes, the station's honorary medical advisor - and as can be seen from the picture he has a... - View image in PDF
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Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties just north of...